Throughout the pandemic, most people have thrown away their fair shares of face masks. But now, one university is working to make recycling masks a reality. The University of Wisconsin - Madison is ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have become an essential part of daily life. Unfortunately, single-use masks generate a lot of waste, which is important to consider amid climate change. A mask ...

A team of researchers says it has demonstrated that discarded surgical masks can be converted into value-added chemicals through a pyrolysis thermal decomposition process. The international team of ...